iMac G4 15 (Early 2002) vs iMac G5 20 (Mid 2005)

iMac G4 15 (Early 2002) $1,299
iMac G5 20 (Mid 2005) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
PowerPC 7450 700MHz
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 2GHz
GPU
GeForce2 MX
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
Memory
128MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
40GB
Storage
250GB
Display
15" LCD TN 1024x768 -
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PowerPC 7450 700MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.7GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 2GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
2GHz Clock
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GeForce2 MX
2 Shaders
175MHz
32MB SDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
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128MB
SDR-133
512MB
DDR-400
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Unknown # Tabs
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40GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
Unknown # min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
11%
10x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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15"
LCD TN
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LCD TN
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200 Nits
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280 Nits
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60Hz
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1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
85 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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2x Audio Jack
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180W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
414 mm (16.3 in)
Depth
414 mm (16.3 in)
Volume
87.08 L
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
9.662 kg (21.3 lb)
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11.431 kg (25.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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M6498
EMC 1873
PowerMac4,2
A1076
EMC 2056
PowerMac8,1
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